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WRAPPER PASTING DEVICE. No. 440,607. Patented Nov. 11,1890.

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No. 440,607. Patented Nov. 11, 1890.

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UNITED STATES PATENT OFFICE.

EDWARD E. PORTER, OF CINCINNATI, OHIO.

WRAPPER-PASTING DEVICE.

SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent No. 440,607, dated November11, 1890. Application filed March 1, 1890. Serial No. 342,282. (Nomodel.)

To aZZ whom it may concern.-

Be itknown that I, ED ARD E. PORTER, of Clncinnati, county of Hamilton,State of Ohio, have invented a new and useful Improvement 1nWrapper-PastingDevices, of which the following is a true and exactdescription, reference being had to the accompanying drawings, whichform a part of this specification.

My invention relates to wrapper-pasting devices of the general characterof that shown and described in patent granted to me December 24, 1889,and numbered 418,058, my present invention being an improvement uponthat described in said patent.

My present invention, as shown in the d rawings, is adapted particularlyfor use in folding up packages of paper bags, though the variousimprovements which I have made are for the most part equally applicablefor wrapping up any other kind of package.

My improvement will be best understood, as described, in connection withthe drawings in which it is illustrated, and the novel points which Idesire to protect are hereinafter set forth in the claims.

Figure 1 is a plan view of my improved device; Fig. 2, a side elevationon the sectionline 0: 0c of Fig. 1; Fig. 8, a longitudinal sectionalelevation on the liney y of Fig. 4:. Fig. at is a cross-sectionalelevation on the line 10 w of Fig. 1; Fig. 5, an enlarged sectionalelevation of the paste-trough and its connections on the line 00 0c ofFig. 1; Fig. 6, a perspective view of one of the adjustable clamps, andFig. 7 a perspective view of a package of bags such as my apparatus isadapted to put up.

A is a paste-plate, which is most conveniently made of iron, and inwhich three series of perforations a a a a are formed, said perforationsbeing adapted to receive the bolts which fasten the clamps in place.

B is a board, which should be made of the same breadth as the wrapperswhich are placed upon it, one board being provided for each size of thewrapper. I speak of this de vice as a board, as it is most convenient tomake it of wood;but it can of course be made of metal, if desired. Tothe upper end of the board B are secured standards or rods D, to whichrods the paste-trough is secured when the device is in use, and near thelower end of the board are secured gage-lugs B B the function of whichis to regulate the position of the bundle to be wrapped, as hereinafterdescribed, so that it will rest upon the paper in the proper position tobring the folds of the wrapping-paper to a uniform and proper place.

0 C C C are gage-clamps, which, as shown, are formed with a slottedflange c and an upright extension 0.

C O, &c., are bolts which pass through the holes a or a and through theslotted flange 0,

and which, by means of nuts screwing upon their ends, clamp thegage-clamps O O,&c., tightly to the base-plate A. The function of thesegage-clamps is, as the drawings show, to hold the board B and the paperI, which rests upon the board, in the proper position upon thebase-plate A. to accommodate different sizes of boards. The adjustmentis twofold, being provided for, in the first place, by the slot in theflange c and, in the second place, by the diverging rows of holes a anda. As shown in the drawings, the lower clamp 0 should rest in contactwith the gage-lugs B, their upright extensions 0' serving as stops togage the position of the bundle-press and their position being regulatedby that of lugs B.

E is the pastetrough, which is provided with perforated lugs c 6,adapted to pass over the rods D and to slide up and down upon them, sothat the paste-trough can rest upon the paper I and slide down upon itssupporting-rods D as the paper is drawn away from beneath it. As shown,and as will be most convenient in use, the paste-trough E is made aslong or a little longer than the widest wrappers which areto be used inconnection with it.

c e are plates of perforated flexible material (preferably rubber) madeto it in the bottom of the paste-trough and to rest upon the paperbeneath said trough. Their inner ends should be inserted beneathprojecting tongues e 6 extending from the center of the box, and theirouter ends should extend beyond the end of the boX. Said outer ends areheld up in a way which will be hereinafter described. The body of theplates are supported solely by the paper on which they They are adjustahle so as.

rest, and the plat es are independent of the trough in the sense thatthey are not secured to or supported by the trough.

In the bottom of the trough E,I form a channel e ,into which the lowerend of the pointed paper-holding rod G extends, and which opens freelyon the lower side of the box. The purpose of this channel is to permitthe little pieces of paper which are torn off by the paper-holding rod Gto pass out from beneath the box, thus overcoming the trouble found fromthe accumulation of these pieces of paper beneath the box tending tohold the pasting-trough up and not permit it to move downward to aproper extent as the paper is Withdrawn from beneath it.

e c are guiding projections or lugs formed on the inside of the box andbeneath which pass the sliding gates H, which slide into the ends of thebox through slots 6 6 left for that purpose. 'These gates, as in myformer patent, are used for closing the paste-trough or for regulatingthe extent to which it shall be opened, thus accommodating the troughfor use with Wrappers of difierent sizes.

H H are clamps, which slide upon the ends of the sliding gates H andupon the projecting ends of the perforated plates 6, and serve to holdthe outer ends of the said plates e up, as is best shown in Fig. fl.These clamps merely keep the loose ends of the plates e up, and do notinterfere with the motion of the parts resting on the paper.

I is, as before stated, the package of wrappers, which is laid upon theboard B.

G is the pointed paper-holding rod, which, as shown, passes through atubular projection F on the paste-trough, and has a pointed end 9extending into the channel 6 in the bottom of the paste-trough.

G is a weight placed upon the top of rod G, and the function of which,as in my former patent, is to press the point of the rod into the upperpart of the package of wrappers I, so that when the top wrapper is drawnback the ones beneath it remain in place until they are drawn out inturn.

J represents the package of paper bags to be wrapped up. Before beingbrought to the wrapper-folding device the package is tightly clampedbetween the plates k 70, &c., of a press K, portions of which are madewith teeth and so as to slide into the other portions, and are held inplace by means of a spring-pawl 70 The press is conveniently manipulatedby means of the handles R R This press is an improvement upon the pressdescribed in my patent, No. 401,587, granted April 16, 1889, and theimprovements form the subject of another application for a patent filedby me March 1, 1890, Serial No. 342,281.

The mode of use of my improved device is clearly shown on the drawings.The package of paper wrappers I is placed on the board B, and the boardsecured between the gageclamps 0 upon the base-plate A, the bagclampsresting against the gage lugs B.

The paste-trough E is then put in place upon the rods D, and with theperforated elastic plates 0' resting on the paper. The paste escapesfrom the trough through the perforations of plates 6, and these platesalways hug closely to the surface of the paper, following the paper evenwhen the trough does not slide properly down the rods D or when thesurface of the paper is slightly irregular. The operator then places thebundle of bags held on the press K upon the top of the package I,adjusting it in proper position by bringing the ends of the pressagainst the rods 0' of the bag-gage clamp 0. He then turns the lower endof the upper wrapper over the package and then turns the package,throwing the upper end of the wrapper down from beneath the paste-troughand turning the package over upon the pasted end, which is then presseddown and the package completed. Any loose pieces of paper torn off bythe point of rod G are free to pass out at the top of the package ofwrappers through the channel 6 Having now described my invention, what Iclaim as new, and desire to secure by Letters Patent, is

1. In a wrapper-pasting device, substantially as described, thecombination of a baseplate A with adjustable gage-clamps O and apaper-supporting board, as B, adapted to rest on plate A between thegage-clamps and to support thepaper, and gage-lugs B, secured to theedges of boards B, and arranged to come in contact with the gage-clampsC.

2. In a wrapper-pasting device, substantially as described, thecombination of the paste-trough E, havinga channel (2 formed across itsbottom, with the pointed paper holding rod G arranged so that itspointed end will pass through said channel.

3. In a wrapper-pasting device, substantially as described, thecombination, with a paste-trough E, of one or more independent plates 6of flexible perforated material, arranged to rest upon the paper and toform the bottom of the trough E, while free to move verticallyindependent of the motion of the trough.

4. In a wrapper-pasting device, substantially as described, thecombination, with a paste-trough E, having guide-lugs 6 e &c., ofsliding gates H, by which the trough can be closed or its openingregulated, and one or more independent plates 6 of flexible perforatedmaterial, arranged to rest upon the paper and to form the bottom of thetrough E, while free to move vertically below lugs 6 independently ofthe trough.

5. In a wrapper-pasting device, substantially as described, thecombination, with a paste-trough E, having a channel e formed across thebottom, and projecting tongues e 6 formed at each side of said channel,of flexible perforated plates arranged to rest upon the paper with theirinner ends under tongues e and to form the bottom of trough E.

6. In a wrapper-pasting device, substanits opening regulated,andelampsH,arranged tially as described, the combination, with a to hold the endsof the flexible plates 6' to 10 paste-trough E, having projectingtongues the gates H.

6 and guide-lugs e e 850., of flexible per- 5 forated plates arranged torest upon the paper 7 EDWARD PORTER with their inner ends under tonguese and Witnesses: to form the bottom of trough E, sliding gates J. A. S.GRAY,

H H, by which the trough can be closed or J OSEPHWV. OHARA.

